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Chapter 444 Lending

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    Yunyao thought about it for a day, and finally decided to fight against Western religion from all schools of thought. She decided to choose those who were not limited to one school of learning as a breakthrough point.

    Because those who master hundreds of schools of knowledge will definitely be able to resist the invasion of Western teachings that "transform reality into virtuality".

    In fact, Yunyao now has a candidate, and that is Zhuangzi. Of course, it is not because of his wealth of knowledge, but because of his attitude towards life. Zhuangzi's attitude towards death and pain is very open-minded. When his wife died, he beat a pot and sang loudly. In this way,  The formal farewell to his wife shows that Zhuangzi does not think death is a suffering, but something to be happy about.

    Even his good friend Hui Shi couldn¡¯t understand him.

    "But Zhuangzi has his own opportunity. The little heavenly official is simply an insult to Zhuangzi, and he will definitely refuse.

    "It's already dark?" Yunyao stretched her curvy body and smiled with satisfaction when she saw Yao Zhuang was still meditating. This girl with the same surname still had some understanding.

    "Didn't Qingji and the others come back?"

    Simei, who was studying mathematics, replied: "Not yet."

    Yunyao knew that the three people who went out definitely wanted to enjoy the night view of Linzi and would not come back for dinner.

    Indeed, Xu Ziming, also known as Xu Gong, invited Zhuang Zhou to visit the most famous entertainment club in Qi State to welcome Zhuang Zhou, a guest from Song State.

    After Guan Zhong established Nulv, Qi¡¯s entertainment venues became famous all over the world.  No matter how other countries imitate, it will be difficult for them to surpass Qi, the pioneering place.  Linzi has a large population and a developed economy, so the scale and quality of the Nvlu are first-class. Other countries can imitate its form but not its spirit.

    However, Zhuangzi had already met five fairies. When he came to the Nulu, he felt that all the women here were vulgar and vulgar. Furthermore, he had no interest in women. Instead of chatting with beauties who didn't talk to him, it would be better to debate with like-minded friends.  Once upon a time, that is the pleasure.

    "How was the three-character debate in the academy today?" Xu Gong asked Zhuang Zhou. He was looking forward to the comments of the guests from afar.

    Zhuang Zhou knew that the other party wanted to praise him. To be honest, today's three-word debate was really exciting, especially the discussion about "big fish in the sea" and "bird at the entrance of the city" was even more exciting.  But the punishment of being boiled in a cauldron for saying one more word was beyond Zhuang Zhou's ability. He said: "I heard that there are turtles in the mire, and there are also turtles during sacrifices. I am willing to be a turtle in the mire."  It kind of showed his thoughts.

    Jixia Academy is the altar, and all the students are the tortoises being sacrificed.  Zhuang Zhou had his own choice.

    Xu Gong heard the other side's implication and knew that Zhuang Zhou did not think highly of Jixia Academy and was not willing to accept it.  It doesn't matter, Xu Gong doesn't mind, his heart is as beautiful as his appearance, he said: "Actually, Jixia Academy does not bring out the cauldron every day, and the level of the students in the Academy is indeed the best in the world.  Hard to see."

    Zhuang Zhou admitted this and said: "Today they use the word "big fish in the sea" to discuss the safety of cities in various places, and they use the bird at the city entrance to demonstrate that the sacrifices should be in compliance with the standards. They are both wonderful. The fish swimming in the sea rely on  It is the power of the sea that can be safe, just like a city relies on the power of the country to protect itself. Although the strange bird that fell at the city entrance behaved strangely, it did not contribute to the country or the people, so it should not be sacrificed just because it is strange. The sacrifice is solemn  It is a sacred activity, not a king's wishful thinking, carried out for his own sake. Although it only uses three words, the principle explained is very profound. I have no doubt about the level of Jixia Academy."

    "Then why don't you want to stay in the Academy?"

    "Although knowledge is profound, it is not just for the sake of knowledge, but for the high official and good salary. And having high official and good salary naturally comes with dangers, just like the turtle on the altar. Although it is decorated with luxury, it is dying." "A turtle in the quagmire"  Although dirty, at least he is free." Zhuang Zhou reiterated that the reason why he did not enter the palace was because he was afraid of death.

    Xu Gong nodded. Everyone has his own ambitions and will not force himself. He raised his glass and said, "Drink."

    Although Zhuang Zhou did not enter the imperial palace, he could still make friends with Duke Xu. It was obvious that he was the same as what he appeared to be.  At this time, he also knew "Zou Ji satirized the King of Qi for accepting advice", and opened up his voice through beauty comparison. Xu Gong also became famous because of Zou Ji's words and became recognized as the most handsome man in Linzi.

    But Zhuang Zhou felt that Duke Xu was a kind man with a beautiful heart, and getting along with him was like a spring breeze.

    This entertainment club is called Donghai Tower. It has two floors. The second floor is in the shape of a zigzag, with a hollow in the middle so you can see the performances downstairs.

    On the central stage on the first floor, the enchanting dancer twists her waist, waves her sleeves neatly, steps lightly, and her hair bun moves.  The dance steps of the Central Plains Dancers are relatively gentle and the movements are very small, because these movements are extracted from labor movements such as gathering, raising silkworms and washing silkworms. Raising the head and raising the arms means gathering, shaking the head and waving the hands means sorting the silkworms.Dancing sleeves on the head means washing

    The dance style of working people is also so down-to-earth.

    "Let me go." At this moment, there was a sudden noise downstairs, and a sharp female voice was uneasily declaring her rights to freedom.

    The four strong men below surrounded the girl in rags who rushed onto the stage like a cat catching a mouse.

    "Is this?" Zhuang Zhou had never seen such a thing, but the three people around him were not surprised.

    Xu Gong explained: "It must be that he borrowed a loan and couldn't repay it, so he used his wife or daughter to repay the debt."

    "How can this be?" Although Zhuang Zhou was poor, he was not poor enough to borrow money.

    "Isn't this normal? Isn't it the case in the Song Dynasty? Not only are there many people who borrow money in the city, but there are also many farmers in the fiefs outside who borrow money from their lords. It's just that in the city, there are more ways to borrow money."  Xu Gong said, isn't this a normal economic behavior?

    It is indeed very normal. After the abolition of the well-field system, small landowners who are responsible for their own profits and losses have appeared, and more and more people are borrowing money for various reasons.  In the past, the land belonged to the emperor, and the princes were just partners. However, after the well-field system disappeared, the land fell into the hands of large and small landowners. The small landowners were weak in coping with natural and man-made disasters, and they accidentally fell into debt.

    Faced with the borrowing needs of landlords, lords will usually lend them money. If they cannot repay the loan, they can only use the land as repayment. This is land annexation.

    However, land is very important to landlords, so landlords would rather sell their sons and daughters than give up the land.  Without land, these people could only become tenant farmers, and tenant farmers could only rent their fields and be completely dependent on the lord.

    In the past, small landowners were dependent on the kings of vassal states. If they did not have land, they were dependent on the lord. Therefore, the lord became stronger and stronger, and the king became weaker and weaker. In fact, it was the annexation of land that led to changes in the dependence relationship between farmers.

    There are also some landowners who will move into the city after losing their land, where they will spend more money. The people who borrow money are not limited to the lords. As long as the city people with some spare money are willing to use money to make money, they are willing to be lenders.

    The female lady can be described as the wealth of wealth, and she will naturally release usury loans, but it doesn't matter if she can't, who has no woman, just catch it to pay off the debt.

    The Song State did not have such a serious annexation problem thanks to the Mohist infrastructure, which allowed small landowners with their own land to have sufficient disaster prevention capabilities and would not have to borrow money. Therefore, the Song State is now the ideal state of a small Taoist country with a small population.  Now, although it has not reached the point of 'no contact until old age and death', it has reached the point where chickens and dogs know each other.

    Therefore, Zhuang Zhou, who came from the Song Dynasty, had never seen women being sold because they could not pay back the money. Of course, he did not have a strong sense of justice to intervene, but he felt a little uncomfortable.

    "You don't have a mother, don't you have a daughter?" This ragged girl rushed onto the stage and shouted angrily to the theater guests around her. It was obvious that she at least came from a scholarly family, otherwise she would not be able to say such a thing.  Words come.

    The girl is unwilling to accept the reality that she is about to become a member of the female clan, and hopes to inspire sympathy from others through this kind of question.  It's a pity that everyone is a spectator and no one speaks up.

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